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PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:23 am    Post subject: Linux Vs. Windows Reply with quote
What are the advantages of using linux? A friend of mine uses it, and it does look smart, but what makes Linux so good? Especially if you can't play your favourite games, or install things easily..

I'm not saying I dont like Linux, I think it looks cool, I just thought if so many people are switching now, it must be good, but in what ways...
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Becuase it has more open source software on it.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
open source software?
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Google for it elnube Smile
And, Linux have lower chance for being hacked and have a lower chance to get viruses/trojans/worms.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
wow - sounds good, will google for it Razz
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
elnube wrote:
wow - sounds good, will google for it Razz


What did you find, anything interesting! Smile
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just a click away darren
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Also for security reasons on servers and If you want to connect to Internet I suggest you use it beacuse it is more stable and viruses protected more than Windows however the themes and features may not show correctly.
A good site that you can use it to see
the linux software is
[url]http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software [/url]Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
dude66 wrote:
Just a click away darren


No need to Google for it when I have Linux installed already as one of my OS's. Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice to hear that darren!
but, what's OS? Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
operating system =) Linux sounds quite good I must say...
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes.
I agree with ya elnube.
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